7 killed as Typhoon Kalmaegi hits China
Beijing: At least seven people were killed after Typhoon Kalmaegi hit southern China and left a trail of destruction, authorities said on Wednesday. While four persons were killed by falling trees, another died when a building collapsed. One person was drowned in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the regional civil affairs department said on Wednesday.
Chinese scholar on trial for separatism
Urumqi (China): A scholar from China's Muslim Uighur minority community who often criticised the country's ethnic policies was set to go on trial on Wednesday on separatism charges in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Want Modi to attend UN climate summit: Ban
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he "really wanted" Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in his crucial day-long climate change summit here next week, which will be attended by about 120 heads of states and Government to mobilise political will for a universal and meaningful climate agreement next year.
Iranian N-enrichment prog not acceptable: US
Washington: Ahead of the crucial nuclear talks between global powers and Iran in New York, the US has said that the international community cannot accept Tehran's current uranium enrichment programme.
7.1-magnitude quake strikes off Guam
Wellington: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the Pacific island of Guam on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but no tsunami warning was issued as the tremor was too deep. The quake struck in the sea at a depth of 133 kilometres some 48 kilometres northwest of the US territory's capital Hagatna.
Pak floods: 2K punjab schools destroyed
Islamabad: Nearly 2,000 schools were destroyed in unprecedented rain and floods in Pakistan's worst hit province of Punjab where 241 were killed, authorities said on Wednesday. Eastern Pakistan's Punjab province has been worse affected by the devastating floods. NDMA spokesperson Reema Zubari said that nearly 2,000 schools in Punjab have been destroyed in addition to other losses caused by it.
Air France strike enters into third day
Paris: Air France scrapped more than half its flights on Wednesday as pilots extended a strike into a third day, defying Prime Minister Manuel Valls who urged them to stop their “incomprehensible” industrial action.